I’m Almost Out of Cha: Woody Paige’s Chalkboard Tales,by Woody Paige. The Denver Post sports columnist and commentator on ESPN’s “Around the Horn” shares nearly 2,000 witty — and sometimes just silly — musings that have appeared on the chalkboard alongside him on his TV appearances.

Memoir

Stronger,by Jeff Bauman. The inspirational story of a 27-year-old survivor of the Boston marathon bombing, who lost both of his legs in the attack.

The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change,by Adam Braun. An organization that started with a boy’s request for something to write with and an investment of $25 has built close to 200 schools across1` Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Fiction

The Divorce Papers,by Susan Rieger. The dissolution of a marriage is entertainingly and humorously told through friendly and hostile e-mails, letters, memoranda, newspaper articles, interviews and legal documents.

Nature

The Thing with Feathers,by Noah Strycker. The world of bird behavior and intelligence is revealed through the author’s observations of almost 2,5000 species.